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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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