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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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