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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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