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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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