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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major 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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