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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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