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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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