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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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