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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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