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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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