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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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