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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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