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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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