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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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