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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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