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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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