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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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