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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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