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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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