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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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