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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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