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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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