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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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