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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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