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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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