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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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