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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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