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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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