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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the 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 intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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