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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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