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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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