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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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