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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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