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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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