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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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