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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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