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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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