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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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