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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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