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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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