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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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