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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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