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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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