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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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