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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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