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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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