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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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