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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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