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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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