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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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