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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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