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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with 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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