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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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