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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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