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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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