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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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