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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews 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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