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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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