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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the 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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