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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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