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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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