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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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