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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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