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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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