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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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