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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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