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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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