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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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