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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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