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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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