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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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