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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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