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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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