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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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