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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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