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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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