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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes 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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