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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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