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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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