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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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