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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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