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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key 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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