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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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