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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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