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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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