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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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