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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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