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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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