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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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