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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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