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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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