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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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