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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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