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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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