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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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