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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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