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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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