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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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