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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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