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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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