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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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