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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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