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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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