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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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