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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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