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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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