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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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