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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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