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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important 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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