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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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