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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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