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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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