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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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