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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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