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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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