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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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