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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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