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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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