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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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