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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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