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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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