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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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