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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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