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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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