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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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