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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. 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 MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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