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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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