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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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