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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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