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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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