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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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