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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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