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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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