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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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