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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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