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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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