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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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