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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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