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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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