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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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