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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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