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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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