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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always 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 variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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