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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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