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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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