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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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