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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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