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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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