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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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