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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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