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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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