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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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