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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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