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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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