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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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