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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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