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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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