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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major 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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