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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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