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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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