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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies 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 organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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