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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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