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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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