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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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