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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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