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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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