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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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