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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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