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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education 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 students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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