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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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