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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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