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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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