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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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