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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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