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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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