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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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