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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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