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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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