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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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