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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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