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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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