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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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