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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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