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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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