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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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