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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies 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 organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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