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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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