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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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