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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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