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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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