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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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