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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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