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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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