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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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