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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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