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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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