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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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