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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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