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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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