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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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