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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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