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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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