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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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