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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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