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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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