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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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