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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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