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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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