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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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