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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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