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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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