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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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