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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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