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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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