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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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