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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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