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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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