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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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