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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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