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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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