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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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