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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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