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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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