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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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