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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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