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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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