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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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