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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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