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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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