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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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