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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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