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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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