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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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