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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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