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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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