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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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