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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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