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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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