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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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