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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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