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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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