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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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