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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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