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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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