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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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