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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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