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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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