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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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