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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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