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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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