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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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