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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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