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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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