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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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