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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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