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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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