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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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