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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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