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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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