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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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