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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner 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 digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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