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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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