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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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