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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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