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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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