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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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