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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free 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. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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