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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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