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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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