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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive 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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