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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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