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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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