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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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