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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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