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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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