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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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