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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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