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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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