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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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