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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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