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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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