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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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