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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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