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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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