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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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