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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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