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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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