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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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