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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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