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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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