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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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