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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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