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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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