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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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