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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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