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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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