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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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