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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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