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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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