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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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