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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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