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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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