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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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