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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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