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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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