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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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