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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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