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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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