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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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