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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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