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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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