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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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