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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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