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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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