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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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