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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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