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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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