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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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