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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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