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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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