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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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