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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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