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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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