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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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