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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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