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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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