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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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