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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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