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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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