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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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