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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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