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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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