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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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