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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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