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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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