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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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