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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the 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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