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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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