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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition