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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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