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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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