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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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