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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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