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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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