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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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