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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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