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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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