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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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