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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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