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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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