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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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