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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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