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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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