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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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