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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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