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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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