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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models 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 manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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