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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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