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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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