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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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