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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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