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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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