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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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