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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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