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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education