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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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