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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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