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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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