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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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