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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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