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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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