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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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