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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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