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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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