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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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