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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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