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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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