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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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