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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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