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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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