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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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