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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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