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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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