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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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