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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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