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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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