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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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