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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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