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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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