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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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