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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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