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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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