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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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