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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major 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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