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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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