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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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