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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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