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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key 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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