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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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