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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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