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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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