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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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