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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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