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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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