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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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