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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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