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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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