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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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