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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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