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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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