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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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