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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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