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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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