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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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