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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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