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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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