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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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