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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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