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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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