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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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