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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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