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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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