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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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