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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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