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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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