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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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