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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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