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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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