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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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