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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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