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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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