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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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