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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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