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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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