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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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