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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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