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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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