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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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