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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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