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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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