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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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