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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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