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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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