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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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