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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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