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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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