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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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