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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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