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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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