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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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