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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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