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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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