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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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