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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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