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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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