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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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