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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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