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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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