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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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