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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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