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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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