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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important 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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