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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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