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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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