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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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