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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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