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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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