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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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