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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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