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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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