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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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