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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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