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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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