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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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