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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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