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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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