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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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