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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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