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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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