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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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