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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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