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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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