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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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