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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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