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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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