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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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