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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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