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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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