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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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