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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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