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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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