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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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