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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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