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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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