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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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