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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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