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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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