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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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