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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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