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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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