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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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