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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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