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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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