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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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