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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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