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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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