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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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