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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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