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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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