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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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