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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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