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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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